Anette On Education

If You Judge, You Can't Connect

Episode Summary

As Dr. Donna Beegle says, “Fight poverty, not the people who live in it.” Donna first brought her work to Amarillo with Panhandle Twenty/20 in 2010, and has been an important part of moving our community's work forward ever since. Growing up in generational poverty, Donna went from her GED to her doctorate in 10 years, and uses her passion and knowledge to help organizations and communities understand poverty and those who are struggling in the crisis of poverty, how to better work with our neighbors, and how to modify efforts inside of our educational institutions to better serve those in need. I am honored to be a trained poverty coach through Donna's Communication Across Barriers consulting firm, and also glad Donna is my friend. Our entire community has learned so much from her. I'm happy to share some of her wisdom here. Thanks, Donna!

Episode Notes

As Dr. Donna Beegle says, “Fight poverty, not the people who live in it.” Donna first brought her work to Amarillo with Panhandle Twenty/20 in 2010, and has been an important part of moving our community's work forward ever since. Growing up in generational poverty, Donna went from her GED to her doctorate in 10 years, and uses her passion and knowledge to help organizations and communities understand poverty and those who are struggling in the crisis of poverty, how to better work with our neighbors, and how to modify efforts inside of our educational institutions to better serve those in need. I am honored to be a trained poverty coach through Donna's Communication Across Barriers consulting firm, and also glad Donna is my friend. Our entire community has learned so much from her. I'm happy to share some of her wisdom here. Thanks, Donna!